2007 RICHMOND TESTING

Santos Fastest in Final Richmond Test Session: #91-Bobby Santos was fastest during the final test session at Richmond Wednesday evening. His top speed was 124.189mph. The rest of the top 5 were #9-Scott Riggs, #12-Sam Hornish, #88-Shane Huffman, and #38-Jason Leffer.(3-28-2007)

NBS Richmond Test
Day 2 - Evening Session

Pos

No.

Name

Make

Best Time

Best Speed

1

91

Bobby Santos

Toyota

21.741

124.189

2

9B

Scott Riggs

Dodge

21.788

123.921

3

12

Sam Hornish, Jr

Dodge

21.812

123.785

4

88

Shane Huffman

Chevy

21.826

123.706

5

38A

Jason Leffler

Toyota

21.854

123.547

6

99B

David Reutimann

Toyota

21.875

123.429

7

10

Dave Blaney

Toyota

21.893

123.327

8

20B

Denny Hamlin

Chevy

21.896

123.310

9

35

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Ford

21.920

123.175

10

22

Todd Bodine

Dodge

21.923

123.158

11

6

David Ragan

Ford

21.938

123.074

12

60

Carl Edwards

Ford

21.944

123.040

13

4

Regan Smith

Chevy

21.961

122.945

14

47

Jon Wood

Ford

22.095

122.200

15

66

Steve Wallace

Dodge

22.098

122.183

16

16

Todd Kluever

Ford

22.112

122.106

17

90B

Stephen Leicht

Ford

22.122

122.050

18

10B

Dave Blaney

Toyota

22.124

122.039

19

1

J.J. Yeley

Chevy

22.139

121.957

20

33

T. Raines/ C. Gale

Chevy

22.144

121.929

21

59A

Marcos Ambrose

Ford

22.160

121.841

22

18

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.163

121.825

23

18B

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.189

121.682

24

26

Erik Darnell

Ford

22.210

121.567

25

27

Ward Burton

Ford

22.239

121.408

26

25

Richard Johns

Ford

22.334

120.892

27

28

Robert Richardson

Chevy

22.416

120.450

Hamilton Jr. Fastest in Wednesday Afternoon Testing: The Busch Series drivers hit the track today for the second day of a two-day test session in preparation for the Circuit City 250 at Richmond on May 4. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. in the #35 McDonald’s car topped the speed charts at 124.458 mph during the four hour session from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rounding out the top five fastest were Bobby Santos in the #91 [for Bill Davis], David Reutimann in the #99, Scott Wimmer in the #29 and Casey Mears in the #24. With only two cautions, one for debris on the backstretch early in the test and another when the #4 car of Regan Smith spun on the backstretch, the 40 teams were able to gather valuable information to help them prepare for their return to Richmond in just over a month.(RIR PR)(3-28-2007).

NBS Richmond Test
Day 2 - Afternoon Session

Pos

No.

Name

Make

Best Time

Best Speed

1

35

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Ford

21.694

124.458

2

91

Bobby Santos

Toyota

21.728

124.264

3

99B

David Reutimann

Toyota

21.738

124.206

4

29

Scott Wimmer

Chevy

21.787

123.927

5

24A

Casey Mears

Chevy

21.792

123.899

6

38A

Jason Leffler

Toyota

21.817

123.757

7

5

Kyle Busch

Chevy

21.913

123.215

8

7

Mike Wallace

Chevy

21.914

123.209

9

22

Todd Bodine

Dodge

21.921

123.170

10

9B

Scott Riggs

Dodge

21.938

123.074

11

88

Shane Huffman

Chevy

21.951

123.001

12

42H

Kevin Hamlin

Dodge

21.979

122.845

13

60

Carl Edwards

Ford

22.020

122.616

14

41A

David Stremme

Dodge

22.025

122.588

15

90B

Stephen Leicht

Ford

22.038

122.516

16

10B

Dave Blaney

Toyota

22.048

122.460

17

37

Jamie McMurray

Ford

22.071

122.332

18

6

David Ragan

Ford

22.085

122.255

19

27

Ward Burton

Ford

22.091

122.222

20

1

J.J. Yeley

Chevy

22.103

122.155

21

26

Erik Darnell

Ford

22.117

122.078

22

10

Dave Blaney

Toyota

22.134

121.984

23

20B

Denny Hamlin

Chevy

22.144

121.929

24

56

Daniel Hanniford

Chevy

22.193

121.660

25

16

Todd Kluever

Ford

22.200

121.622

26

20

Denny Hamlin

Chevy

22.228

121.468

27

18

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.229

121.463

28

59A

Marcos Ambrose

Ford

22.234

121.436

29

12

Sam Hornish, Jr

Dodge

22.239

121.408

30

33

Tony Raines

Chevy

22.269

121.245

31

18B

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.292

121.120

32

24B

Casey Mears

Chevy

22.296

121.098

33

47

Jon Wood

Ford

22.306

121.044

34

9

Scott Riggs

Dodge

22.341

120.854

35

4

R.Smith/ K.Kinser

Chevy

22.354

120.784

36

66

Steve Wallace

Dodge

22.381

120.638

37

70

Justin Diercks

Ford

22.419

120.434

38

25

Richard Johns

Ford

22.550

119.734

39

59B

Marcos Ambrose

Ford

22.558

119.691

40

28

Robert Richardson

Chevy

22.575

119.601

Jeff Burton Leads Tuesday Testing: Jeff Burton led Tuesday's NASCAR Busch Series test session at Richmond International Raceway, topping the speed charts at 125.267 mph (21.554 seconds). Matt Kenseth was second fastest with a speed of 124.850 mph (21.626 seconds). Forty drivers turned laps for the first of two days of testing, in preparation for the Circuit City 250 Presented by FUNAI NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond on May 4. Overall, the top five drivers on the day were: #29-Jeff Burton, 125.267 mph, #17-Matt Kenseth, 124.850 mph, #5-Kyle Busch, 124.757 mph, #25-David Gilliland, 123.870 mph, and #10-Dave Blaney, 123.762 mph (RIR PR)(3-27-2007)

NBS Richmond Test
Day 1 - Evening Session

Pos

No.

Name

Make

Best Time

Best Speed

1

17B

Matt Kenseth

Ford

21.745

124.166

2

25

David Gilliland

Ford

21.797

123.870

3

99B

David Reutimann

Toyota

21.873

123.440

4

29

Jeff Burton

Chevy

21.881

123.395

5

35

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Ford

21.890

123.344

6

14

Kyle Krisiloff

Ford

21.911

123.226

7

4

Regan Smith

Chevy

21.914

123.209

8

5

Kyle Busch

Chevy

21.952

122.996

9

24A

Casey Mears

Chevy

21.965

122.923

10

41A

David Stremme

Dodge

21.977

122.856

11

60

Carl Edwards

Ford

21.984

122.817

12

20B

Denny Hamlin

Chevy

21.984

122.817

13

91

Bobby Santos

Toyota

21.998

122.738

14

37

Jamie McMurray

Ford

22.000

122.727

15

9B

Scott Riggs

Dodge

22.006

122.694

16

88

Shane Huffman

Chevy

22.022

122.605

17

6

David Ragan

Ford

22.028

122.571

18

1

J.J. Yeley

Chevy

22.042

122.493

19

2

Clint Bowyer

Chevy

22.044

122.482

20

38A

Jason Leffler

Toyota

22.059

122.399

21

10

Dave Blaney

Toyota

22.067

122.355

2

22

Todd Bodine

Dodge

22.086

122.249

23

27

Ward Burton

Ford

22.098

122.183

24

42H

Kevin Hamlin

Dodge

22.142

121.940

25

59A

Marcos Ambrose

Ford

22.158

121.852

26

21B

Timothy Peters

Chevy

22.165

121.814

27

90B

Stephen Leicht

Ford

22.187

121.693

28

18B

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.192

121.665

29

26

Erik Darnell

Ford

22.203

121.605

30

16

Todd Kluever

Ford

22.211

121.561

31

18

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.222

121.501

32

9

Scott Riggs

Dodge

22.237

121.419

33

10B

Dave Blaney

Toyota

22.276

121.207

34

56

Daniel Hanniford

Chevy

22.284

121.163

35

66

Steve Wallace

Dodge

22.298

121.087

36

12

Sam Hornish, Jr

Dodge

22.331

120.908

37

47

Jon Wood

Ford

22.362

120.741

38

70B

Justin Diercks

Ford

22.372

120.687

39

24B

Casey Mears

Chevy

22.387

120.606

40

36

Brent Sherman

Chevy

22.469

120.166

41

66B

Steve Wallace

Dodge

22.482

120.096

42

7

Mike Wallace

Chevy

22.502

119.989

43

28

Robert Richardson

Chevy

22.519

119.899

Jeff Burton Fastest in First Test Session at Richmond: #29-Jeff Burton turned the fastest lap in Busch Series testing at Richmond Friday afternoon. His top speed was 125.267mph. He was followed by #17-Matt Kenseth and #5-Kyle Busch. Burton also had the fourth fastest lap in a second car. #10-Dave Blaney was fifth. (3-27-2007)

NBS Richmond Test
Day 1 - Afternoon Session

Pos

No.

Name

Make

Best Time

Best Speed

1

29B

Jeff Burton

Chevy

21.554

125.267

2

17B

Matt Kenseth

Ford

21.626

124.850

3

5

Kyle Busch

Chevy

21.642

124.757

4

29

Jeff Burton

Chevy

21.758

124.092

5

10

Dave Blaney

Toyota

21.816

123.762

6

90B

Stephen Leicht

Ford

21.817

123.757

7

2

Clint Bowyer

Chevy

21.840

123.626

8

18

Brad Coleman

Chevy

21.843

123.609

9

9B

Scott Riggs

Dodge

21.853

123.553

10

38A

Jason Leffler

Toyota

21.864

123.491

11

35

Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Ford

21.871

123.451

12

37

Jamie McMurray

Ford

21.872

123.446

13

7

Mike Wallace

Chevy

21.882

123.389

14

24B

Casey Mears

Chevy

21.887

123.361

15

14

Kyle Krisiloff

Ford

21.919

123.181

16

99B

David Reutimann

Toyota

21.940

123.063

17

27

Ward Burton

Ford

21.962

122.940

18

22

Todd Bodine

Dodge

21.972

122.884

19

20B

Denny Hamlin

Chevy

21.978

122.850

20

99A

David Reutimann

Toyota

21.990

122.783

21

6

David Ragan

Ford

22.004

122.705

22

21

Timothy Peters

Chevy

22.024

122.594

23

90

Stephen Leicht

Ford

22.028

122.571

24

88

Shane Huffman

Chevy

22.041

122.499

25

21B

Timothy Peters

Chevy

22.042

122.493

26

91

Bobby Santos

Toyota

22.044

122.482

27

38B

Jason Leffler

Toyota

22.055

122.421

28

42H

Kevin Hamlin

Dodge

22.073

122.321

29

4

Regan Smith

Chevy

22.084

122.260

30

60

Carl Edwards

Ford

22.094

122.205

31

70B

Justin Diercks

Ford

22.100

122.172

32

59A

Marcos Ambrose

Ford

22.107

122.133

33

24A

Casey Mears

Chevy

22.108

122.128

34

41A

David Stremme

Dodge

22.115

122.089

35

16

Todd Kluever

Ford

22.123

122.045

36

20

Denny Hamlin

Chevy

22.143

121.935

37

9

Scott Riggs

Dodge

22.151

121.891

38

12B

Sam Hornish, Jr

Dodge

22.167

121.803

39

26

Erik Darnell

Ford

22.207

121.583

40

18B

Brad Coleman

Chevy

22.232

121.447

41

47

Jon Wood

Ford

22.252

121.337

42

25

David Gilliland

Ford

22.269

121.245

43

66

Steve Wallace

Dodge

22.285

121.158

44

60B

Carl Edwards

Ford

22.289

121.136

45

66B

Steve Wallace

Dodge

22.316

120.989

46

10B

Dave Blaney

Toyota

22.327

120.930

47

1

J.J. Yeley

Chevy

22.356

120.773

48

59B

Marcos Ambrose

Ford

22.406

120.503

49

28

Robert Richardson

Chevy

22.562

119.670

50

36

Brent Sherman

Chevy

22.586

119.543

51

56

Daniel Hanniford

Chevy

22.589

119.527

Short Track Test Session Set For NASCAR Busch Series at Richmond

Over 40 drivers representing 25 teams are set to participate Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway in the third of four scheduled 2007 NASCAR Busch Series tests.

Richmond is the lone short track on the test schedule. Teams already have tested at Daytona International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Lowe’s Motor Speedway will finish out the test schedule in mid-May.

Tests will be held from 1-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. each day with a dinner break from 5-6 p.m. Interview opportunities with select drivers are scheduled during two one-hour slots Tuesday in the media center.

Following the test, series drivers and teams will have their first open week of the season following races stretching from Daytona to California, to Mexico City and Las Vegas, then to Atlanta and Bristol before heading to Richmond.

Some of the series’ up-and-coming talent will be on display during the test. A pair of 19-year-olds – Steve Wallace (#66 HomeLife Communities Dodge) who won his first career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway last Saturday, Brad Coleman (#18 Carino’s Chevrolet), a developmental driver for Joe Gibbs Racing with two starts this year – lead the way.

Sam Hornish Jr. (#12 Mobil 1 Dodge), the 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner who drives a partial NASCAR Busch Series schedule for Penske Racing, also is scheduled to participate in the test. By qualifying for the May 4 Circuit City 250, he would become the first driver to race at Richmond in one of NASCAR’s top three national series as well as in the Indy Racing League.